Bachelor of Economics

Our Bachelor of Economics will give you a comprehensive and analytical understanding of economics. Learn how governments, industries and businesses allocate resources to meet individual and societal needs. Develop essential communication and analytical skills to inform decision-making and policy development.

Your studies will give you a deep understanding of microeconomics - examining economics from an individual and business perspective. Explore macroeconomics, looking at large-scale factors, such as national income, employment and international trade. Learn about econometrics, where you'll use your analytical skills to understand economic data and test theories. You'll also complete elective courses on a wide range of economics topics - from environment and development economics to using big data to solve economic and social problems. Undertake an internship or career development opportunity in your final year to prepare you for the workforce. Graduate ready for a career in the private sector, not-for-profit organisations or in government.

What you'll learn

Over three years of full-time study, you'll examine key principles and theories across microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. A combination of economics elective courses and common core courses will build transferable skills that'll help you navigate the modern world.

Common core courses in First Nations knowledges, data, ethics, artificial intelligence, cultural competency, entrepreneurship and design thinking will extend your foundational knowledge. Meanwhile, first year topics in economic principles, data analytics, and mathematical economics will begin to develop your specialised expertise. In second year, you'll go deeper with courses on applied econometrics, microeconomics, macroeconomics and global economic history. In your third year, you'll undertake your own investigation in economic policy analysis, explore courses in applied economics and complete a professional career development opportunity.

Throughout your studies, you'll complete a wide range of economics elective courses. Available topics will depend on how far along you are in your degree, but will include:

• Australia in the global economy

• Behavioural economics

• Economic growth and development

• Economics of international finance

• Economics of international trade

• Financial economics

• Game theory

• Impact evaluation methods for economic policy

• International financial institutions and markets

• International trade and investment policy

• Labour economics

• Mathematical economics

• Monetary economics

• Public economics

• Resource and environmental economics

• Rethinking capitalism

• Using big data for economic and social problems.